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New Delhi/Washington: The US has said it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and it strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by renaming localities, following China’s attempt at "renaming" 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh,...

London: The United Kingdom's information regulator said on Tuesday that it had issued a 12.7 million pound (almost $16 million) fine to TikTok for its violations of data protection legislation, including by the provision of services to children under...

Beijing: China has strongly protested Australia's decision to ban the TikTok application, owned by the Chinese ByteDance company, on all government devices, foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.Earlier in the day, Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus stated...

Helsinki: Finland has become a part of the NATO article 5 from Tuesday and now can participate in the alliance’s decision-making, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.Today Finland will become a full member of the alliance and that means...

Moscow: Russia accused Kiev for the blast in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday in which one person was killed and 32 others were injured.Ukraine supports the use of terrorist attacks and may be responsible for the murder of...

Moscow: Russia will strengthen its military potential in the western and northwestern direction in response to Finland's accession to NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik on Monday.Earlier in the day, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said that...

Brussels: Finland will officially join NATO on April 4, and the country's flag will be raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday."This is a historic week. Tomorrow, we will welcome Finland as...

Brussels: NATO foreign ministers will discuss a multi-year support program for Ukraine at a meeting from April 4-5, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday."Our support is for the long haul, so I expect that ministers will agree...

Minsk: Belarus begins checking the combat readiness of the armed forces at the instruction of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Defense Ministry said on Monday."Today, on behalf of the Head of State, the combat readiness check of the armed...

Beijing:  Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on Sunday.Noting this year marks the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and...